“But ... if there was evidence introduced that the perp lied about not being a repeat drug importer.... there is no reason to believe that he would lie about not having a gun ... and so the jury could discount his testimony entirely.”
Jury members said they gave no weight to OVD’s testimony...the cover up and inconsistent testimony of R&C was what convicted them.
Well, if they gave no weight to OVD's testimony then there was no case against Ramos and Compean. They said they saw what they thought was a gun in Davila's left hand which he pointed at them. No other persons were involved in the final moments of the encounter.
Second, what inconsistent testimony of R&C? Compean was not involved in the car chase and Ramos lost sight of Davila and Compean when he jumped into the ditch. So are you going to bring up the fiction of Ramos testifying that Compean was flat on the ground?